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Household of Murdo McDonald (born 1847, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barvas, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Murdo McDonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Murdo McDonald, born in 1847 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. Murdo was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1851 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1875 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Murdo (born 1877 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Catherine (born 1879 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Peggy (born 1881 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Murdo's Mother-In-Law, Catherine (born 1819 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Murdo's Servant, Christina (born 1834 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Murdo McDonald's household

Male

Murdo

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Male

Murdo

McDonald

Son
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Peggy

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gunn

Mother-In-Law
Female

Christina

Morrison

Servant
First name(s) Murdo
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Murdo

McDonald

Head

Married

34

1847

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

30

1851

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Murdo

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Peggy

McDonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Gunn

Mother-In-Law

Widow

62

1819

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

Morrison

Servant

Unmarried

47

1834

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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